by John Harris | Jul 8, 2014 | Legislative, National, State
From NGAUS: An unprecedented number of child immigrants illegally trying to cross the nation’s southern border have led some officials to call for more National Guard support in the area. Since October, more than 52,000 unaccompanied minors have been detained...
by John Harris | Jul 8, 2014 | Legislative, National
From The Retired Enlisted Assocation: As Congress returns to work this week they only have 28 working days left before the November elections. But they only have 26 working days left before the start of the new fiscal year for the federal government when they’re...
by John Harris | Jul 7, 2014 | Legislative, National, Retirement
On Thursday July 3rd the Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission (MCRMC) issued its Interim Report. (Please go to the link below to read all 358 pages (or perhaps just the Executive Summary.) This is an exhaustive analysis which the Commission...
by John Harris | Jul 2, 2014 | Employment
Buck Zengerling is a Depot Manager for a National CO2 Company. He has been with this company since 1998 and they do take care of their employees. The requirements for the position is they have a Class B Commercial Drivers license with Tanker and HAZMAT Endorsements. ...
by John Harris | Jul 1, 2014 | Retirement
East Baton Rouge Parish SCHEDULE OF EVENTS from the Downtown Development District: 8 a.m. – BASF Freedom Mile Join BASF and Club South Runners for a one-mile race through downtown Baton Rouge. Race begins on River Road near the USS Kidd. A series of one-mile...
by John Harris | Jul 1, 2014 | Retirement
Fourth of July Celebrations New Orleans welcomes the annual ESSENCE Music Festival, the country’s largest African-American music festival, at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome and Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. The jam-packed lineups feature bands like The Rebirth...
by John Harris | Jul 1, 2014 | Retirement
National Guard Empowerment NGAUS has worked to ensure that National Guard leaders have an enhanced voice and position in the Department of Defense decision-making process. In 2008, NGAUS worked with Congress to pass Empowerment I, elevating the Chief of the National...
by John Harris | Jun 22, 2014 | Legislative, National, State
More Information: The Air Force fiscal year 2015 budget begins the divestment of the A-10 fleet on the grounds that there are other combat aircraft that can perform its mission, including the F-35. However, Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, the Air Force chief of staff, admits...
by John Harris | Jun 4, 2014 | Retirement
The President’s budget this year provides $117.5 million for F-15 fleet wide Active Electronic Scanned Array (AESA) radar upgrades, of which approximately $32.5 million is for Air National Guard (ANG). However, the ANG still needs over $307 million overall in...
by John Harris | Jun 3, 2014 | Legislative, National
A think tank in Washington, D.C., has recommended the creation of a common costing model to accurately measure the cost of the active-component Army and the Army National Guard so decisions on the structure of the Total Army can be based on proper data. That’s...
